The basin was not the only place the evil being Manus' influence took hold...He was looking for someone....someone who he already had, but did not know it.

A knight steps closer to his helpless prey, trapped behind bars as he raises his weapon to her. The wrought gate is soon replaced, however, by a familliar portal when the demonic hand grabs to golden warrior into Oolacil.A man with an onionlike head stands, speaking with a passerby. "Yes you see, in Catarina, we do not take kindly to such comparasins of ourselves to onions, you are lucky you-" The tale is inturupted by the woosh and a snatch of Manus taking them away.

This pattern repeats itself for a while...until they are all gathered.

The princess stands up. "It is I he wants..." Almost immediately someone stands, shouting, "Then let us relinquish her to him, he will release us!" This was met with rousing responses from those who agreed, and those who did not.

Not that it mattered, as their powers were drifting away, their forms reduced to the purest of...Humanity.The entire group was reduced to floating sprites.One spoke up. "I...I can return us home, but...I dectect far too much ill intent for it to work...this darkness is tainting us and keeping us here. The energy has to be balanced. Either total darkness or total light. If we remove these offenders...perhaps....Each day we vote. Chose one of the group to sacrifice to Manus...then we can leave."

They shrug. Well. As close as shrugging you can do when you're a floating sprite. it seems like a good idea.

ROUNDBEGIN

Round ends 12 am on Monday.GET'TA VOTIN.SEND ME A MESSAGE IF HELP IS REQUIRED.